What a real gentleman is!

"This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible value to him."

- William Lyon Phelps


Men wonder why women claim there are no good men left in this world. Their mind tends to lapse in processing what is meant by this. What we're referring to are gentlemen. Granted there might be a few and in respects to the world as a whole- it kind of seems like a handful.

Does anyone even know what a gentleman is?

A well-mannered and considerate man with high standards of proper behavior.
gentleman. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.

I think Phelps puts it better though. A man that can respect someone that has no value to him.

See, there are those guys that claim to be gentleman and really aren't. They're the ones that open the door for every pretty lady and maybe even some that aren't. For some reason some men think that that's the extent of their duties as a gentleman. No lie, it is flattering and accomodating. But there still lacks that inner rareity of what a real gentleman is.

I think a selfless man- a gentleman. A man with compassion for humanity. A man that would bestow honesty out of respect, show kindness to someone of lesser stature or more, that would open a door for someone unbias to their gender, generous in any aspect towards anyone-especially those less fortunate. A man that doesn't think of himself any less of a man for saying please and thank you. Not neccessarily a man that holds to traditions, morals and values but one that cultivates and makes his own based on his own sincerity and not so much those of society.

A true gentleman is a rareity. Nevertheless, most women appreciate them and the ones that at least try to be. Maybe it's a woman's part to encourage more of this in men but it just wouldn't be the same if it didn't come from within.

- Susy